By the end of the book, the narrator realizes that writing and reading poetry is not only pleasurable, but that writing can be a way of dealing with WHAT?
painful memories
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trap
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rocket
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banana
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Identify the figurative language found in the following line: "My brain was pop-pop-popping."
Onomatopoeia
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Jack tells his favorite poet that his teacher, Miss Stretchberry, would make WHAT special treat if he visited the class?
Brownies
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In "Street Music," we read the words "roar", "flash", "clash", and "screeching," which are examples of WHAT?
onomatopoeia
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Whose tail was "wag-wag-wagging as if he were saying Me me me! Choose me!"?
Sky's
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The narrator's poem at the end was inspired by the poem "Love That WHAT"?
Boy
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Why didn't Jack want his name on his poems?
He does not feel confident as a writer and he is not sure his poems are good enough to share.
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Jack finally shared his work, but wanted to be anonymous. What does anonymous mean?
Unknown; not named
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shark
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banana
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Tiger, hamster, gerbil, goldfish, flea--which one is NOT an animal Jack asked if he could write about?
Gerbil
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boom
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gift
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lifesaver
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The concrete (or picture) poem in the story was in the shape of what fruit?
Apple
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Why did so much depend on the blue car?
The blue car hit and killed Sky, the narrator's beloved dog.
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At the beginning, Jack starts his journal and struggles to write poetry. How does Jack feel about it?
Frustrated or annoyed. Jack doesn't want to write poetry, and his brain is empty.
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What is the name of the poet who truly influenced the Jack?